| 单词 | dress circle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdress circle b. One of the galleries or tiers of seats in a theatre; the lowest, containing the most expensive seats, is called the dress circle; that above, the upper circle or family circle. ΚΠ 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 484 There they sit in splendid array, in the dress-circle, close to the royal box. dress circle dress circle n. a (curved) section of seating in a theatre, opera house, etc., whose occupants were originally expected to wear formal dress; (now usually) the lowest and most expensive gallery of seats above the ground floor. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > auditorium > [noun] > balcony or circle upper circle1586 balcony1718 dress circle1812 mezzanine1927 terrace1961 1812 La Belle Assemblée Jan. 13/1 I have, in my plan, entirely abolished those Boxes which have hitherto been placed immediately at the back of the Dress Circle. 1918 F. Johnson Devel. State Legislation concerning Free Negro 61 Refusing a colored person a seat in the dress circle. 2007 Opera Now Mar. 42/1 The seats upstairs in the single dress circle are a fraction wider and plusher. < as lemmas |
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